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Data collected during two weeks ending on 1 November 2010
Other: 0.1% of devices running obsolete versions[141]
Platform  | API Level | Distribution |
| Android 2.2 (Froyo) | 8 | 36.2% |
| Android 2.1 (Eclair) | 7 | 40.8% |
| Android 1.6 (Donut) | 4 | 15.0% |
| Android 1.5 (Cupcake) | 3 | 7.9% |
1.1
Released 9 February 2009
1.5 (Cupcake)
Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.27
On 30 April 2009, the official 1.5 (Cupcake) update for Android was released.[36][37]
There were several new features and UI updates included in the 1.5 update:[38]
- Ability to record and watch videos through camcorder mode
- Uploading videos to YouTube and pictures to Picasa directly from the phone
- A new soft-keyboard with text-prediction
- Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP support
- Ability to automatically connect to a Bluetooth headset within a certain distance
- New widgets and folders that can populate the Home screens
- Animated screen transitions
Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29[39]
On 15 September 2009, the 1.6 (Donut) SDK was released.[40][41]
Included in the update were:[39]
- An improved Android Market experience
- An integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery interface
- Gallery now enables users to select multiple photos for deletion
- Updated Voice Search, with faster response and deeper integration with native applications, including the ability to dial contacts
- Updated search experience to allow searching bookmarks, history, contacts, and the web from the home screen
- Updated technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x, VPNs, and a text-to-speech engine
- Support for WVGA screen resolutions
- Speed improvements in searching and camera applications
- Gesture framework and GestureBuilder development tool
- Google free turn-by-turn navigation
Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.29[42]
On 26 October 2009, the 2.0 (Eclair) SDK was released.[43]
Among the changes were:[44]
- Optimized hardware speed
- Support for more screen sizes and resolutions
- Revamped UI
- New Browser UI and HTML5 support
- New contact lists
- Better contrast ratio for backgrounds
- Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
- Microsoft Exchange support
- Built in flash support for Camera
- Digital Zoom
- MotionEvent class enhanced to track multi-touch events[45]
- Improved virtual keyboard
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Live Wallpapers
The 2.1 SDK was released on 12 January 2010.[47]
2.2 (Froyo)[48]
Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32[49]
On 20 May 2010, the 2.2 (Froyo - Frozen Yogurt) SDK was released.[50]
Changes included:[51]
- General Android OS speed, memory, and performance optimizations[52]
- Additional application speed improvements courtesy of JIT implementation[53]
- Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application
- Increased Microsoft Exchange support (security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization, remote wipe)
- Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications
- USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality
- Added an option to disable data access over mobile network
- Updated Market application with batch and automatic update features[52]
- Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries
- Voice dialing and contact sharing over Bluetooth
- Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords
- Support for file upload fields in the Browser application[54]
- Browser can now display animated GIFs (instead of just the first frame)
- Support for installing applications to the expandable memory[55]
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support[56]
Based on Linux Kernel 2.6.33 or .34[49]
Confirmed new features of 2.3 (Gingerbread):
- Support for WebM video playback[58]
- Support for Near Field Communication [59]
- Improved copy–paste functionalities[60]
- Improved social networking features[61]
- Android Market music store[62]
- Media streaming from PC library[62]
- Revamped UI[63]
- Support for bigger screens with up to Wide XGA (1366×768) resolution[64]
- New 3D Games support including new Marketplace area for gaming
- Use of mksh for /system/bin/sh[65]
- Support for video calls
- Support for WebP image files
- Support for Google TV
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